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| 3182 | SHEEDY, Brian. The War at Sea. 371p., bibliog., illus., index. Dromana, Vic.: B. Sheedy, [1998]. ISBN: 0646357239. Life as a regular rating on the lower deck of the RAN in war and peace. The author was a signalman on Perth during operations in the Mediterranean in 1940-1941. The book consists very largely of his wartime diary. |
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| 3183 | STANDBY. Little Known of these Waters. [v], 250p., illus. Sydney: Dymock, 1945.
Stories of the little ships that carried war material from Australia to New Guinea, crewed by Australians but flying the American flag. |
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| 3184 | STEVENS, David. A Critical Vulnerability: The Impact of the Submarine Threat on Australia's Maritime Defence 1915-1954. (Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No. 15). xvi, 379p., bibliog., index. Canberra: Department of Defence, 2005. ISBN: 0642296251
An assessment of the impact of the submarine threat on maritime defence and policy and on the RAN's effectiveness in dealing with trade defence. |
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| 3185 | STEVENS, David ed. The Royal Australian Navy in World War II. xxvii, 212p., bibliog., illus., index. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1996. ISBN: 1864480351.
The proceedings of a fiftieth anniversary conference bringing together some well-known names to take a new look at such topics as the social background of RAN officers, the RAN Hydrographic Branch, the role of Fairmiles, Vice Admiral Collins, the Battle of Savo, etc. |
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| 3186 | STEVENS, George. Royal Australian Navy Radio Mechanics: The HORMs, 1942-1945. A History of the World War 2 Wireless and Radar Mechanics. viii, 151p., illus. Brora Heights, N.S.W.: G. Stevens through Sciences cape Editing, 2005. ISBN: 095788771X.
Focuses on the individuals. |
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| 3187 | VEALE, R.S. Autobiographical Recollections of a Naval Reserve Officer: 1893-1987. 158 p., bibliog., illus., index. [Melbourne : Navy League of Australia], 1997. Limited edition of 100, hand numbered. There are chapters related to Veale and the Royal Australian Navy and reserves. From 1900, WW1, WW2, post war. A second edition was published in 2002, ISBN: 0958028567. |
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| 3188 | WALKER, Allan S. Medical Services of the RAN and RAAF (Australia in the War of 1939–45. Series 5: Medical, vol. IV). xvii, 574p., illus., index. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1961.
About one-third of this excellent history is devoted to the RAN. |
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| 3189 | WALKER, Frank B. Hearts of Oak. 87p., illus. Perth: Patersons, 1945.
Radio talks and stories describing life in the Australian Navy. |
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| 3190 | WATSON, P. R. H. (Lofty). "It's Nothing to Do with Me, I'm Radar": A Segment of Royal Australian Naval History, Covering the Introduction of the Science of Electronics into Naval Life, which Today Has Developed into a Major Factor behind Nearly Every Shipboard Function. iii, 136p., illus. Burwood, Vic.: [author], 1998.
A curious mixture of official documents, technical descriptions, personal reminiscence, and attacks on Prime Minister Menzies. |
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| 3191 | WILSON, Michael. Australia's Navy in the Second World War (50th Anniversary Commemorative Profile, no.5). 88p., illus. Marrickville, N.S.W.: Topmill, [1995]. ISBN: 646242989.
Really a photo album, which includes details of the service of many minor vessels such as the Manly ferry Burra Bra. |
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| 3192 | WINTER, Barbara. The Intrigue Master: Commander Long and Naval Intelligence in Australia, 1913-1945. vii, 339p., bibliog., illus., index. Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 1995. ISBN: 0864391846.
This biography of Commander Rupert 'Cocky' Long also presents a history of Australia's Naval Intelligence Division, of which Long was the head for twelve years. Describes secret WWII operations, inter-service rivalry, international intrigues, the dramatic activities of the Allied Intelligence Bureau (founded by Long) in the Pacific during WWII, and the setting up of the coastwatcher network in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. |
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| 3193 | WORLEDGE, G. R. Contact! HMAS Rushcutter and Australia's Submarine Hunters 1939–1946. xxi, 490p., illus., index. Sydney: Anti-Submarine Officers' Association, 1994. ISBN: 064615446X. A straightforward account of the setting up and running of the A/S Warfare School at Sydney, with appendices giving class lists, honours, and awards etc. Almost three-quarters of the book however is devoted to personal reminiscences of "graduates" who served widely in the RN and RAN. |
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| 3194 | H.M.A.S. Gold-digger, Part Two: her life, her up's and down's, a stout little packet : the story of H.M.A.S. "Ballarat" (a Royal Australian Navy Corvette), 1941-1946. 696p., illus. [n.p.], H.M.A.S. Ballarat Association, 1995. ISBN: 0646254685.
An account by her former crew. |
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| 3195 | ANDREWS, H. D. C. Not One of Great Drama: The Story of a Small Ship - J235 and Recollections of Some Who Served in Her. viii, 159p., illus. Manly, N.S.W.: author, 1990.
HMAS Horsham had a quiet war. Completed late in 1942 she served in the Fremantle Command as an A/S vessel then in August 1944 moved to Darwin as a survey vessel. Still a good memoir. |
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| 3196 | BRENNAN, Ron. HMAS Lismore: An Australian Corvette. [ii], 144p., illus. Chelsea, Vic.: [author], 1988. ISBN: 0731626087.
A sort of memento book of her war in Australian waters, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. |
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| 3197 | BROOKS, Geoff. We Lived with Danger: A History of the Australian Corvette HMAS Stawell (J 348), 1943–1945. vi, 182., bibliog., illus. Canberra: [author], 1994. ISBN: 0646220136.
A mixture of autobiography and history as seen from the lower deck. Stawell saw a busy war as an escort and supporting army landings. |
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| 3198 | BROOM, Gordon. The Rat: HMAS Ararat 1943-1945. xiv, 93p., illus. Guildford, WA: Bookmark, 1992. ISBN: 1875466185.
The author served as a telegraphist aboard the ship during her wartime commission. A very personal account. |
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| 3199 | CAMPBELL, Hugh. Notable Service to the Empire: Australian Corvettes and the British Pacific Fleet 1944–45. vi, 204p., illus., index. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1995. ISBN: 0958745641.
The 18 ships of the 21st and 22nd Minesweeping Flotillas spent much of 1944 and 1945 escorting the Fleet Train. The former First Lieutenant of Tamworth describes their role. |
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| 3200 | COTTRELL, H. H., ed. The HMAS Pirie Story: The Story of Service in the Royal Australian Navy and the Men Who Served in Her. 169p., illus. Sydney: HMAS Pirie Association in conjunction with the Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc., 2000. ISBN: 1876384034
Completed late in 1942 Pirie began her career as an escort on the New Guinea Run, seeing action which required a major refit. Later she joined the BPF and was in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. |
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| 3201 | EVES, Wally. HMAS Bendigo, Corvette, by Members of her Ship's Company. 136p., illus. Morley, W.A.: Action Press, 1995.
A former AB on Bendigo, Wally Eves, has assembled over 50 reminiscences into a diary-cum-logbook of her career. This included the loss of Singapore and support for the army in New Guinea. Includes a good contemporary diary of this Bathurst Class "corvette." |
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